Washing machine



F. ).ACOUCH. VIVASHING MACHINE APPLlcAloN FILED mame. 1920.

1,418,625. jPatenwaJune 6,1922.

t 4 n "f l INVENTORQ ra'r WASHING MACHINE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6,1922.

'Application filed December 16,1920. serial No. 431,235.y

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FoRnnsr J. CoUcH, of Rochester, in the county of Monroey and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip-y tion of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the referenoenumerals marked thereon. y f' i This invention relates to washing machines and relates more particularly to the construction of containers or cylinders for'use in the same to hold the articles to be washed, the chief object of the invention being to provide a simple, strong and durable and otherwisev practical and economical container of the above character.4 To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all `as will be hereinafter more fully described,

` the novel features being pointed out in the Y partly broken away.

claims at the end yof the specification.

In the drawings: lFigure 1 is an end elevation of a container embodying the present invention.

Figure2 is a top plan view ofthe same Figure 3 is a detailed 'sectional view on the line 23a-3a ofvFigure 1. Y

AFigure 4 is a similar view on thel line Figure 5 Iis a similar view on'the line 5a-5a of Figure 3.l

l Similar reference characters' throughout I the several views indlcate'the same parts.

The embodiment of the invention herein i disclosed is intended merely by way of illuscal shape' adapted toy contain the articles to be washed and to be supported for rotation in a tank containing a suitable washing fluid for moving the articles through the fluid and cleansing the same in the usual manner.y

The container or cylinder comprises cylindri-r cal heads 10 preferablyformed up fromsheetl metal and slightly dished for greater strength `and convenience of shape as illustrated in Figure 2. The heads 10 at theirperiplieral -portions are flanged outwardly practically" at right angleswith the main portion of thehead 'as indicated at 11,'.Figures2 and 3, thus pro-L vidlng oneach head a peripheral seat adapted lto receiveand supporty the ends of a plurality of staves 12 of wood or other suitable material forming the peripheral wall of the cylinder. ,v ranged on their seats in spaced relationso as to leave narrow intervals 13 between adjacent staves. for the entrance and escape FoRREsT J. coUcH, or nocrms'rsa,4 new Yoan, AssreNoR ro CLARK, canne, HnniroN i i v'Ihe staves are preferably 'arof the washing fluid invintimate contact with n' the varticle to be washed.

In order to vmaintain the' stavesl von their seats. andin the spaced relation described,

the outer portion ofthe flange 11 isv turned radially across the ends ofthe staves as at being preferably pressed somewhat into the outer surface of the stave as at 16 to hold the latterrmly in position. In orderto more vsecurely maintain the staves in the spaced relation4 described, the metal of the outer portion 15` and also of the flange 11 is preferably pressed into the intervals between the staves as illustrated at 17 and v18respectively, in Figure 5. By this means the staves are securely and firmly fastened in position, without the use of bolts, screws, or equivalent parts,and withoutbreaking or perforating the body of the stave to any material extent, thus obviating the splitting of the staves and the entrance ofmoisture in 'perforations in the same and thealternate wetting and drying in use which tends to cause decay and has frequentlylin other constructions'resulted in the' breaking of staves with the attendant obstruction of the machine and in'V some cases the burning out of the electric motor commonly employed as a source of power. Furthermore, by this construction the ends ofthe staves are protected and covered-by metal and a cylinder head provided which has a smooth'. surface free from projecting portions in' a circumferenj tial direction' and therefore without danger of injury inmotion to the hands of the operator or other objects.

The staves 12 are discontinued over a portion ofl the peripheral wall of the ccntainer to provide an opening 19 for access to the interior of the same in which opening is removably fitted even with the peripheral wall a removable section or closure 2O preferably composed of a plurality of spaced staves similar to those already described. The staves of the closure', however, are slightly shorter than those of the main wall of the container and, are preferably ccnnected and firmly fastenedtogether by spaced arc'shaped bars 22 of metal or other suitable material which project beyond the outer stave at one. side of the closure 2O as indicated at 23, Figurel, for engagement under the adjacent terminal stave 24 of the container wall to `removably secure one side of the closure yin position. Adjacent the ends of the opening 19 the flange 11 of each container end wall or head is turned radially as at 25, as previously described, but instead of being turned over the ends of the staves of the closure it is preferably bent on itself as at 25a, Figure l-, `thus providing a seat for the ends of the closure so that the latter may be quickly and easily removed and returned to position, two or more turn buttons 26 being preferably provided on the v.terminal stave of the cylinder'wall at the side ofthe opening 19 for locking the closure in position after the projections 23 have been inserted under the stave at the opposite side of the opening.

As apparentvfrom the drawings the construction is simple and practical in character and the staves are firmly supported and securely .locked in spaced relation so that they cannot become loosened or displaced and by ameans which obviates the perforation of the ends of the staves. The latter are thus left in a solid condition which is of practical importance in view of the alterna- A tive wetting and dryingto which thel staves are subjected in use as previously described and the tendency on this account to become decayed and to split and become loosened and displaced with more or less serious results, especially where the staves are fastened in place by screws or bolts inserted through the body of the stave. The construction has the further advantage of being `economical inv manufacture and is of a character giving to the container .a neat andV f attractive appearance.

I claim, as my invention: 1. 1n a washing machine, a container for articles to be washed comprising a peri-pheralwall of staves discontinued at a por- -tion yof the 'periphery to leave an opening,

end walls having outwardly `extending I anges .adjacent the peripheries thereof forming seats for the ends of Said staves and provide seats for the ends of said staves with the outer portions of said'iianges extending around and over the ends of said staves and pressed at their edges into the outside surfaces thereof to maintain the staves in proper position on said seats, and an outwardly opening closure for said opening supported on said peripheral seats and provided with means for maintainingv the samev in position thereon. 4

y3. A washing machine cylinder comprising a peripheral wall of wooden staves in spaced relation discontinued at a portion of the periphery to leave an opening, sheet metal end walls having' the peripheral portions thereof ianged outwardly to provide seats for the ends of said staves with the router portions of said flanges extending around and over the ends ofy said staves and staves to maintain the same in spaced relation on said seats, an outwardly removable closure for said opening supported at its ends on said peripheral seats and having means at one side detachably engaging the terminal stave at one side of said opening, and devices for detachably securing ythe lother side of said closurev to thestave at the opposite side of said opening.

t. In a washing machine,.a container for articles tobe washed comprising a peripheral wall of wooden staves discontinued over a portion of the periphery to leave an opening, sheet metal end walls having the peripheral portions thereof flanged outwardly -toA provide peripheral seats with the outer p0rtions of said flanges except at saidopening extending around and over the ends of said staves and pressed at their edges-intothe outside surfaces thereof, the metal `-of said outer and seat portions of the flanges being also pressed from opposite sides into the intervals between adjacent staves to maintain the same in spaced' relation on said seats, a closure for said opening.

5. A washing machine cylinder com-prising a rperipheral wallv `of spaced wooden staves discontinued at a portion of the lpei riphery to provide an opening, a removable closure for said opening provided with proj ecting portions engaging under the `terminal stave at one side of said opening and adacrossthe `ends of said parts to maintain` justable fastening devieesfor securing said the same on the seats and being also eX- closure lin position, and sheet metal end tended inwardly `over said staves and 10 walls flanged outwardly at their peripheral pressed into the kintervals therebetween to portions to provide seats for the ends of maintain vthe same in spaced position on said staves and said closure, the outer porsaid seats. v p f tions of said anges projecting radially' u FORREST J. COUCH. 

